UFO sightings in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of notable alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the United Kingdom. Many more sightings have become known since the gradual release, between 2008 and 2013, of the Ministry of Defence's UFO sighting reports by the National Archives. In recent years, there have been many sightings of groups of slowly moving lights in the night sky, which can be easily explained as Chinese lanterns. Undertaken between 1997 and 2000, Project Condign concluded that all the investigated sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena in the UK could be attributed to misidentified but explicable objects, or poorly understood natural phenomena.[1]

12th century

13th century

20th century

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

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1990s–2000

21st century

See also

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Notes and References

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  11. Daily Herald Wednesday 7 June 1950, page 1
  12. Western Mail Wednesday 7 June 1950, page 1
  13. Sunday Mirror Sunday 21 September 1952, page 7
  14. Daily Herald Thursday 19 November 1953, page 1
  15. Weekly Dispatch (London) Sunday 18 October 1953, page 6
  16. http://www.nicap.org/chronos/1953fullrep.htm NICAP 1953
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  18. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/11149/G-ALSC G-ALSC
  19. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d37226a1de05435fb2d1d683d1c847f4 BBC Genome
  20. http://www.nicap.org/reports/boac.htm NICAP BOAC June 1954
  21. http://www.thelivingmoon.com/46jkrog08/02files/BOAC_Stratocruiser_Incident.html BOAC Stratocruiser 1954
  22. The Scotsman Thursday 9 May 1968, page 21
  23. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/1979-01-18/debates/31155733-007e-46ad-b513-80f1c726a4a3/UnidentifiedFlyingObjects Hansard 1979
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  29. Louth Standard Saturday 29 September 1956, page 16
  30. Liverpool Echo Saturday 6 April 1957, page 23
  31. Birmingham Daily Post Monday 8 April 1957, page 1
  32. Times Wednesday May 1 1957, page 10
  33. Thanet Times Tuesday 17 May 1988, page 9
  34. Web site: The Silpho Moor Mystery. Longbottom, P.. IVLIVS. 1957. 10 December 2023.
  35. News: Lost 'UFO' crash mystery solved after 60 years as 'Silpho saucer' found. Branagan, M.. Express Newspapers. 11 February 2018. 10 December 2023.
  36. News: Lost 'miniature UFO' wreckage discovered in museum. Rogers, J.. FOX News Network. 13 February 2018. 10 December 2023.
  37. https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0521/876182-pilot-sees-unidentified-flying-object/ RTE 1962 Aer Lingus
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  39. https://discover.bbcrewind.co.uk/asset/600577750265c000279af6ec Nationwide: UFOs in Wiltshire Tuesday, 28 August 1973 with Arthur Shuttlewood BBC Rewind
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  41. Western Daily Press Wednesday 25 October 1967, page 1
  42. Web site: Devon Flying Cross UFO of 1967 – Ian Ridpath. Ian. Ridpath. www.ianridpath.com. 5 April 2018.
  43. Web site: The 1967 October UFO flap – Ian Ridpath's UFO skeptic pages. Ian. Ridpath. www.ianridpath.com. 5 April 2018.
  44. https://discover.bbcrewind.co.uk/asset/6138a3cb544c6f002116f398 Spotlight South West Saturday, 27 October 1962 BBC Rewind
  45. Aberdeen Evening Express Tuesday 24 October 1967, page 1
  46. Daily Mirror Thursday 26 October 1967, page 32
  47. Daily Mirror Friday 27 October 1967, page 28
  48. Daily Mirror Thursday 26 October 1967, page 32
  49. https://discover.bbcrewind.co.uk/asset/61646163ac185d00221708d0 Wales Today: UFO Sightings Tuesday, 31 October 1967 BBC Rewind
  50. Web site: Moigns Down UFO. darkdorset.co.uk. 5 April 2018. 5 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200105073924/http://www.darkdorset.co.uk/the_moigne_down_ufo. dead.
  51. Web site: Moir . T. J. . Muchalls UFOs . 2008-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050325123555/http://www.angelfire.com/mo/muchalls/muchalls.html . 2005-03-25 . live.
  52. Web site: Langford Budville Abduction (1973) . MysteriousBritain.co.uk . 2009-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212041710/http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/somerset/ufos/langford-budville-abduction-1973.html . 12 December 2009.
  53. Western Daily Press Wednesday 1 May 1996, page 16
  54. Web site: Booth . Billy . 1974-Wales UFO Crash . 29 October 2009 . About.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090626220331/http://ufos.about.com/od/bestufocrashcases/p/wales1974.htm . 26 June 2009 . dead.
  55. News: Bourton . Tom . New details on UFO case released . 2009-10-29 . BBC News . 5 July 2007.
  56. Birmingham Daily Post Tuesday 8 February 1977, page 5
  57. Daily Mirror Tuesday 8 February 1977, page 5
  58. Daily Mirror Friday 11 February 1977, page 11
  59. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/world-famous-ufo-sighting-group-24258690 South Wales Argus June 2022
  60. Web site: HAUNTED WIRRAL: The Silver Man of Barnston . 16 July 2023 .
  61. Web site: Elsie's UFO Encounter on the A45. B. J. Booth. UFOcasebook.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216030624/http://www.ufocasebook.com/2008/elsieencounter.html . 16 February 2008 . dead.
  62. News: Elsie's UFO encounter on the A45 in south Northants. 4 February 2008. . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111083351/http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/elsie-s-ufo-encounter-on-the-a45-in-south-northants-1-920894 . 11 November 2014 . dead.
  63. News: Opinions: Is there life on other planets?. 10 October 1992. The Independent.
  64. News: Bob Taylor. 2009-10-29 . The Daily Telegraph . London . 23 March 2007.
  65. Book: Campbell, Steuart . The UFO Mystery Solved . Steuart Campbell . 1994 . Explicit Books . Edinburgh . 150–158 . 978-0-9521512-0-3.
  66. Sunday Mirror Sunday 29 November 1981, page 10
  67. Daily Mirror Monday 30 November 1981, page 15
  68. South Wales Echo Friday 21 January 1983, page 7
  69. South Wales Echo Thursday 20 January 1983, page 1
  70. Web site: Booth. Billy. 1983-Alfred Burtoo Abduction. 2009-10-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090321174231/http://ufos.about.com/od/aliensalienabduction/p/1983burtoo.htm. 21 March 2009. dmy-all.
  71. News: Black Country - Features - UFO over Brierley Hill. Brett Birks. 21 March 2007. BBC.
  72. Web site: 1987 - The Ilkley Moor Alien. B. J. Booth. UFO Casebook Files.
  73. News: 'Best' UFO Picture Ever, the Calvine Photo, Found After 30 Years Missing . 15 August 2022 . Newsweek.
  74. Web site: Captain Achille Zaghetti's Close Encounter. ufocasebook.com. 5 April 2018.
  75. News: UFO encounter described by Italian pilot. Nick Squires. 21 October 2008. Telegraph.co.uk.
  76. https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/spotlight/2002/04/ufo_nottingham_part2.shtml Nottingham 1991
  77. Web site: Geraghty. Paul. The Falkirk Triangle. 2008-07-09. UFOencounters.
  78. https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0321/949136-ufos-over-ireland/ RTE 1993
  79. Web site: The Cosford Incident. David Clarke. 27 March 2011. 26 November 2011. 2 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902170549/https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/secret-files/the-cosford-incident/. dead.
  80. The Scotsman Thursday 15 September 1994, page 13
  81. The Scotsman Thursday 15 September 1994, page 13
  82. Web site: Astronomical causes of UFOs.
  83. Web site: The Boston Stump Incident. David Clarke. 3 April 2011.
  84. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12019597.helicopter-find-fuels-renewed-lewis-ufo-theories/ Herald Scotland 1998
  85. https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5125676.police-helicopter-chases-ufo/ Brighton 2000 Police helicopter
  86. News: 'UFO' video goes to Hollywood. 2009-10-29 . BBC News . 1 June 2001.
  87. News: Vapour trails, bright lights and a mysterious balloon. 2014-07-25. Torquay Herald. 1 June 2001. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728212626/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Vapour-trails-bright-lights-mysterious-balloon/story-11739972-detail/story.html. 28 July 2014. dmy-all.
  88. Web site: Moonraking: Spooky Stuff: UFOs . BBC . 2 February 2019.
  89. Web site: Readers call in on Dorito UFO. 29 October 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228070047/https://www.expressandstar.com/2007/12/01/readers-call-in-on-dorito-ufo/ . 28 February 2010 . dead.
  90. News: UFO spotted by police helicopter . 2009-10-29 . BBC News . 20 June 2008.
  91. Web site: Kim Wilde says aliens inspired her pop comeback . Savage . Mark . BBC News . 22 March 2018.
  92. Web site: Kim Wilde Had a UFO Encounter Loose Women . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/NX6LfSXt2IY . 2021-12-14 . live. 12 September 2018 . YouTube.
  93. Web site: UFO spotted in Welwyn Garden City . 30 June 2009 . Welwyn Hatfield Times.
  94. Web site: The X-Files comes to East Dunbartonshire . 29 October 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317083217/http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/the-x-files-comes-to-east-dunbartonshire-1-362112 . 17 March 2016 . dead.
  95. Web site: Airbus pilot reveals near-miss with UFO over Berkshire countryside - The Independent . Independent.co.uk. 6 January 2014. 2014-05-12.